Burial-vault.



G. K. HAW.

BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIUATION FILED ooT. 17, 190s.

Patented Apr, 13, 1909.

C. K. HAW.

BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIGAToN FILED 0611.17, 1908.

917,943. Patented App 13, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

CHARLES h. BAW, OF

lfirblbi KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

B URIAL-VAULT Speccation of'Lev ,tiers Patent.

` Fatented April 13, 1909i Application filed October 17, 1908. Serial No. 458,283

To all whom it may concern:

Bo it known that l, CHAR-Lies li. lian', a

citizen ol' the United States, residing at Kansas City, in thecounty ot' tl'yandottc and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usel'ul improvements in Burial- Yaults, of which the following is a specification.

This invention `relates to burial vaults and analogous structures, and has for its t object to produce a vault practically indestructible and impervious to air and moisture. A

A further object is to produce a vault comprising a body portion and a ca each having means to which handles may be easily and conveniently attached to facilitate the lonering ol' such portion and cap, in the order named, into a grave.

With these general objects in vien', the invention consists in certain novel and peruliar features of construction and organic/.ation as hereinafter described and claimed 5 and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to thc accompanying drawings, in Which-'- Figure 1, is a perspective vien' oll a 'comleted vault embodying my invention. `ig. 2, is a top lan vieiv of the body portion of the vault wit 1 the bottoni broken an ay to disclose certain reinforce rods and flexible foraminous metal reinforcement forming a part of the vault. Fig. 3, is an invertedplan view of the cap oi the vault, the same ei'ng also broken away to disclose certain reinforping parts. F ig. 4, is an enlarged cross section ol the cap taken on the line lVfIV of 1. lP ig. 5, is an enlarged detail perspective view of a part ol' the body portieri' to show one ol' the pockets therein. Fig. 6, is an enlarged perspective view o`l` a portion of the eap. Fig. 7, is an enlarged section taken in the saine plane as part oi' the section line lVw-lV but including a art of the body portion of the vault as we as the cap. Fig. 8, is an enlarged side vieiv'oi one of the handles, partly broken an'ay, `for lowering the body portion and the cap into a rave.

ln the said drawings, 1 indicates a hollow oblong box which forms the body portion of the vault, said body portion being formed of concrete or equivalent material reinforced as' hereinafter explained. The upper edges of its walls are pitchedupwardly and outwardl f at 2, to form a flaring mouth and at suitab e l points the walls are provided in their upper i edges ith pockets. The side walls are preferably each provided vsith a pair of pockets numbered 3, the bottoms of the pockets being preferably llush with the inner or lower margins of the beveled or tapering u i )er edges 2, the inner i'aces ol' the outer Wa s 4 of the pockets being preferably vertical as shown clearly in Figs. 5 and 7. rhe end walls are preferably each provided with. only a single pocket located Centrally, saidpockets being of identical forni as the si( e wall pockets and numbered 5, thelouter walls of said pockets being numbered 6.

The body portion above described is provided with a flexible foraminous metal reinforcement T or its equivalent which extends through the bottonrand the walls including the walls olt the pockets, as shown in Fig. 7. The bot tom and side walls are braced against collapse b v the transversely arranged U-bolts 8, the bridge portions of the bolts extending through the bottom and the armsupwardly through the side walls and into thevpoclets above the bottoms of which they project some distance, as shown clearly in Figs. 5 and 7. The bottom and end walls are also braced .against colla )so by longitudinally arranged U-bolt 9, the ridge portion of which extends through the bottom and the arms outwardly through the end walls and into the pockets 5, above the bottoms of which they project a suitable distance.

The cap 10 of the vault, also formed of concrete or equivalent material, is of arch-form and is of slightlyless width and length than the body portion. It is by preference of the same thickness as thewalls and bottom of the body portion and its edges converge downwardly at l1 at the same anglo as the edges 2 of the body portion so that said edges shall tit snugly together [vhcn the cap is fitted upon the`body portion as shown in Fig. 1. The cap is formed on its side and end edges with triangulanshapod lugs 12, adapted to it in thc pockets of the sido and end Walls of the body portion, the' vertical or outer faces of the l11 sbe.ingl adapted to ht flatly against the inner vertical 'tac-es of the outer walls of said pockets. i

lt will be noticed that when thc ca is fitted against the body ortion with its liigs 12 in the pockets a sha1 ow annular channel will be formed by the upper surface of the cap and the upper edge of the bod r portion, in the vertical plano of the joint etween said for the purpose of receiving the 'saastuyfrom side Iforce plate 17 is provided at equal distances pro'ect upward throug 10 andJ said U-bolts and fitted in ockets'23 ontlie 55 lower thencap down upon the body portion.

parts, said channel. being numbered 13l and adalpted to be filled, for the purpose of closing suc joint to the passage of air and Water', with Iiielted brimstone, cement or equivalent substance 14, as shown..

Embedded in the cap and extending submargin to rside margin and end' to end thereof, is a flexible foramiprovided with extensions 16 einbedded in the ug's 12. The cap is also braced by a air of` transverse plates 17 in the vertical p ane o the lugs 12', said plates 17' terminating in eX- tensions 18 which project through the lugs as shown most clearly in Figs. 4, 6, and 7, it be--\ ing noticed y by reference to the last-named giue,that the lugs are provided Witlisockets 19 in their undersides and that the reinforcement extensions 16 and 18 are perforated so as :not to obstruct said sockets which are projecting threaded portions of the U-bolts 8.'

20 'indicates .a longitudinally extendingil.

plate alsoembedded in the cap and by preference riveted as at 21 to plates 17 at the points where it crosses the latte'r and said bolt 20 is of identical construction with plates 17 at its endsr that is .to say, it is formed with extensions corresponding to extensions 18 occupying the end lugs 12, the reinforcement also having similar extensions embedded in the vend lugs, and said extensions of the gauze and plates 20 are likewise perforated to continue` the sockets of said end lugs receiving the' upwardly pro'ecting threaded ends of the arms of the U-bo t 9. Each transverse reinrom lts center with a I air of bolts 22 which llithe reinforcement 1 5 into pockets 23 formed in the ,upper side of the cap, said bolts corresponding in diame ter and inthe pitch of their threads to the threaded ends of-the bolt 8.

After a casket has been placed in' the body portion of the vault, a set of handles 24 are screwed upon the upper ends of they arms of the U-bolts 8, said handles being provided withv slots 25 for the reception of the straps, not shown, commonly employed in' lowering Gaskets into graves, so t at by means of such straps the body portion oi' the vault may bfc-lowered. The'straps are then Withdrawn"'and lthe handles removed .from

bolts 22, the-straps are t en employed to The stra s are then again withdrawndfrom the handles and the latter removed from-the, bolts'22. The groove hereinbefore referred to formed by and between vthe body portion andthe cap, is then. ifilled with the molten brimstone o1" equivalent material, as-shown clearly at14, the same hardening and closing the joint between the bodyportion and the internally edges haring upwardly cap tothe passage of air or moisture. Theeivgeae ppckets 23 hereinbefore referred to, are then led with molten Abrimstone, cement 'or equivalent material 26 to protect the bolts 22 from corrosion and to provide a hermetical s eal at such points.

If desired the cap valve-controlled p1 throu h which a into t may be provided with a e 27, at a suitable oint uid may be intro uced e vault, when completedor embalm- 'mg purposes or through which the air may be evacuated from the vault.

The entire vault'may if desired, be coated and externally with material known to the trade as petriic andgpossessing many times'the strength and moistureexcluding properties of the best cement or cement mixtures known. In -fact, thevault may be made entirely-of etriio as the lattercan be worked in precise y the'sanie manner as cement and is of the same nature. Brimstone is e-reopening of the vault if desired, but if the latter is to be permanently sealed S5 .preferably used as a seal to provide.

petriflc or an equivalent substance may be employed.

desired an asbestos or equivalent gasket 28 may be arranged between the beveled edges of the body and cap, being flexible in order that vit of bending'around the lugs 12 and be interthe said gasket shall be capable posed between the same and the bottoms and ends of thefpoc'lre'ts of the body,` it being ofcourse understood that'the gasket will be perforated to accommodate the U-bolts 8 and 9 projecting u` wardly into saidl pocketazf.

From the a ove descri tionit; will beep-` parentthat I have pro artificial stone or equivalent v'ault, case, sarcophagus, be made' absolutely impenetrable by air or uced -a reinforced or like structure and which can moisturey and which is obviously susceptible of modication without departing from the principle of construction involve Having-thus described the invention what I claim as newand desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. An yartificial stone vault, comprising a body portion c onsistin of a base, end walls and side walls, said walls .having their upper edges flaring upwardly and outwardly and provided. at suitable points with pockets, and

an arched cap portion having its edge pitched downwardly and inwardly at substantially the same angle as the flaring edges of the body portion and engaging the same and provided with lugs progect'in from said downwardly Aand inwardly pitc ed edgeV into the pockets of the body portionr- A 2. An artificial stone vault, comprising e b ody portion consistin of a base, end walls and side Walls said wal sheving their upper with ockets, an e pitched stantially provided at suitable points arched ca portion having its e downwar y and inwardly atfsu outwardly and b 2 and, join; bfeween the atter Ys-o. i. sien@ vau; Comprising ay :331mm with abe upper @mi WARS of said body pai'- zi'tinj upwm'd into @erwin of dazrm, L'ansv@ j-arranged (if @C in the'bottom und Side j poftzon and pjecing up nai 1` ag pockets thereof, :111 beveled down- 'hsr Demoni un Zd ping@ um' its eff n' und gnu 'idm wh n said pockets, )Tchat-ing ends rovde i 'with pockbos pfojectsaid packets, and means for n@ said poi-ke s of the cap' Ehe atter und the zlc fonunnous rein* in the bot-tom and the ion, sind a metallic fc s-:f-uuftn elfnhedded the @ap smid 

